Abstract
The tongue in Wallago attu and Gadusia chapra is conspicuous while in Catla catla and Barbus stigma it is rudimentary. Both the mucous cells and taste buds occur in the mucosa of the tongue of fishes undertaken for study;. with the only difference in the inten sity of taste buds which are more in the tongue of Catla catla and Barbus stigma.
It may be emphasized that further work is necessary on the histology of the tongue particularly with a view to understanding its musculature.
